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Thursday, March 26, 2026

Financial Products News #2026 - 14
Nasdaq Announces Launch of a New Index Effective Friday, March 27th, 2026

Markets Impacted:

  • All Markets

Data Feeds Impacted:

  • Nasdaq Global Index Data Service (GIDS)
  • Nasdaq Global Index Watch (GIW)
  • Nasdaq Global Index FlexFile Delivery (GIFFD)

Contact Information:

What you need to know:

Effective Friday, March 27th, 2026, Nasdaq will begin disseminating the following new index on the Nasdaq Global Index Watch (GIW) and the Nasdaq Global Index Data ServiceSM (GIDS).

What is the new index?

The Nasdaq-100 8% Income Target Total Return Index tracks the performance of a systematic at-the-money covered call strategy. The strategy aims to generate an 8% annual income via short positions of at-the-money Nasdaq-100® (NDX®) Index call options, sized based on the coverage ratio, with monthly expirations. The Nasdaq-100 8% Income Target Total Return Index is the total return version of the Nasdaq-100 8% Income Target Index.

How is the Index disseminated?

On Friday, March 27th, 2026, data recipients will receive real-time index information from the proprietary GIDS data feed with the following attributes:

Instrument ID Instrument Name Currency Frequency FP Type
NDXTITR8 Nasdaq-100 8% Income Target Total Return Index USD ODCL I

Will the components be made available?

Yes. For access and more information on the Index on the Nasdaq Global Index Watch (GIW) and Nasdaq Global Index FlexFile Delivery (GIFFD), please contact Nasdaq Index Data Sales.

Where can I find additional information?

For questions about Nasdaq index products, please contact Index Services or visit GIW.

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